Timepiece
A threat from the past could destroy the future. And the clock is ticking...
Kaleb Ballard's relentless flirting is interrupted when Jack Landers, the man who tried to murder his father, timeslips in and attacks before disappearing just as quickly. But Kaleb has never before been able to see time travelers, unlike many of his friends associated with the mysterious Hourglass organization. Are Kaleb's powers expanding, or is something very wrong?
Then the Hourglass is issued an ultimatum. Either they find Jack and the research he's stolen on the time gene, or time will be altered with devastating results.
Now Kaleb, Emerson, Michael, and the other Hourglass recruits have no choice but to use their unusual powers to find Jack. But where do they even start? And when? And even if they succeed, it may not be enough...
The follow-up to Hourglass, Timepiece blends the paranormal, science fiction, mystery, and suspense genres into a nonstop thrill ride where every second counts.
Kaleb Ballard's relentless flirting is interrupted when Jack Landers, the man who tried to murder his father, timeslips in and attacks before disappearing just as quickly. But Kaleb has never before been able to see time travelers, unlike many of his friends associated with the mysterious Hourglass organization. Are Kaleb's powers expanding, or is something very wrong?
Then the Hourglass is issued an ultimatum. Either they find Jack and the research he's stolen on the time gene, or time will be altered with devastating results.
Now Kaleb, Emerson, Michael, and the other Hourglass recruits have no choice but to use their unusual powers to find Jack. But where do they even start? And when? And even if they succeed, it may not be enough...
The follow-up to Hourglass, Timepiece blends the paranormal, science fiction, mystery, and suspense genres into a nonstop thrill ride where every second counts.
(summary from goodreads.com)
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Hooray! This is the perfect PERFECT way to write a 2nd book in the series. By switching narrators to a sidekick from the first book, we avoided the annoying and cliched "couple who finally got together in the first book has a misunderstanding and are angsty for most of the second book" thing that so many authors make readers go through. Michael and Emerson? From the first book? Who went through so much together? They are still together! Without any angst! And are loving and supportive of one another! Authors, please take note. This works.
I loved getting inside Kaleb's head and finding out more about him. He was a fun character in the first book (Hourglass) and made a great main character for the second. The plot was able to move forward but was also opened up to so much more - a new romance, different problems, and a different world view of everything. Very often male narrators annoy the crap out of me, but Kaleb was delightful. He was funny when being a jerk and player and touching when being caring and honest. He was a fully developed, multi dimensional character. I can't wait for the next book - who will be the narrator? Ava? Dune?
And HOW did I not know that Myra McEntire is a huge Doctor Who fan? This makes me love her books even more.
Mom note: As
a mother of readers, I also
want to make a note to myself (and others if they care) why I would or
would not have my children read this book, because honestly, sometimes I
forget. This is a YA book, so everything is within YA strictures.
Violence: yes, moderate. Profanity: mild.
Sex: almost; pretty heavy for YA.
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